A handwritten letter from Mary A. Henderson to Mary Julia Workman, dated October 3, 1917. The letter discusses plans for activities and night school classes to be taught at the Brownson Settlement House and other schools around Los Angeles, with...

A two page letter dated May 6, 1917 from William Corr to Mary J. Workman on letterhead from St. Patrick's Rectory in Fall River, Massachusetts. The letter mentions that the writer misses California, describes a visit to New York, and mentions the...

Swimming pool surrounded by three Spanish-style buildings: a two-story bath house, and two field houses. A chain-link fence separates the pool from the surrounding areas. At left, onlookers observe swimmers and divers. The Verdugo Mountains are...

To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...

It is likely that the land was formerly used for school houses, but later purchased and torn down by the City of Los Angeles. To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens...

It is likely that the land was formerly used for school houses, but later purchased and torn down by the City of Los Angeles. To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens...

Aerial view of the Hongkou (Hongkew) District of Shanghai, looking east, showing houses with straight inclined gable roofs. The domed building off the center in the distance is the Henry Lester Institute of Technical Education, an engineering...

Aerial view of possibly a park surrounded by trees, houses, buildings, and a busy street on the right. The tall buildings in the background are probably the Cathay Mansions and the Broadway Mansions in the French Concession of Shanghai.

Bird's-eye view of Pershing Square, paths to fountain, fountain, and trees in foreground; flagpole with American flag rises above trees; automobiles and streetcars on Hill; view of Philharmonic Audiorium and California Club on Fifth; Philharmonic...

A printed bifold pamphlet describing the services and accomplishments of the Los Angeles Settlement House. The pamphlet also mentions a fundraising campaign organized by the Rotary Club of Los Angeles: a solicitation for paid memberships to support...

Former farmhouse of Lizzie Davis, nee Ostrander, owned by the City of Los Angeles. Fenceposts in foreground. Unidentified mountains in background. Text on back of photograph in hand of J. D. Black: "City owned within lighting district Big Pine...

Former McMurry ranch house, owned by the City of Los Angeles. Ranch house in grove of trees. Outhouse in right background. Text on back of photograph in hand of J. D. Black: "Abandoned McMurry Ranch City Purchase 1924." Title supplied by cataloger.